Blagnac
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Blagnac
|native name = {{native name|oc|Blanhac}}
|commune status = Commune
|image = Blagnac - Avenue des Pins - 20101231 (1).jpg
|caption = Avenue Les Pins in Blagnac
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Blagnac (Haute-Garonne).svg
|arrondissement = Toulouse
|canton = Blagnac
|INSEE = 31069
|postal code = 31700
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Toulouse Métropole
|coordinates = {{coord|43.6364|1.3906|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 135
|elevation min m = 119
|elevation max m = 153
|area km2 = 16.88
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Blagnac ({{IPA|fr|blaɲak}}; {{langx|oc|Blanhac}}) is a commune of the greater Toulouse area in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. The city hosts the aviation museum Aeroscopia.
It is the third-largest suburb of the city of Toulouse, although governed by a separate council,{{cite web |url=http://www.mairie-blagnac.fr/ |title = Ville de Blagnac en Haute-Garonne (31)}} and is adjacent to it on the northwest side. It is a member of the Toulouse Métropole.
Geography
The river Touch forms part of the commune's southern border, then flows into the Garonne, which forms all of its eastern border.
38% percent of the area is made up of green spaces, mainly along the river Garonne and in parks.{{cite web |url=http://www.mairie-blagnac.fr/article/archive/30/ |title=Ville de Blagnac (31) . Vie quotidienne - Environnement - |access-date=2009-10-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091031164906/http://www.mairie-blagnac.fr/article/archive/30/ |archive-date=2009-10-31 }}
Population
{{Historical populations
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| cols = 2
| percentages = pagr
| source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|4388|Blagnac}} and INSEE (1968–2017)[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-31069#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
| graph-pos = bottom
|1793 |1118
|1800 |1062
|1806 |1252
|1821 |1416
|1831 |1436
|1836 |1538
|1841 |1597
|1846 |1680
|1851 |1681
|1856 |1652
|1861 |1683
|1866 |1729
|1872 |1741
|1876 |1831
|1881 |1909
|1886 |1897
|1891 |1866
|1896 |1791
|1901 |1786
|1906 |1756
|1911 |1880
|1921 |1791
|1926 |1975
|1931 |2103
|1936 |2360
|1946 |2754
|1954 |3543
|1962 |5320
|1968 |8417
|1975 |11651
|1982 |14929
|1990 |17209
|1999 |20586
|2007 |21194
|2012 |22983
|2017 |24517
|2018 |25152
}}
Economy
Airbus and ATR have their head offices in Blagnac."[https://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2005-04-27-airbus-flight_x.htm Airbus A380 lands after making aviation history]." USA Today. 27 April 2005. Updated 28 April 2005. Retrieved on 12 February 2010."[http://www.airbus.com/en/utilities/contacts.html Contacts] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100110025630/http://www.airbus.com/en/utilities/contacts.html |date=January 10, 2010 }}." Airbus. Retrieved on 12 February 2010."[https://web.archive.org/web/20080511193801/http://www.atraircraft.com/public/atr/html/transversal/contact-us.php Contact]." ATR. Retrieved on 15 May 2010. Mecachrome, a diversified precision engineering company with extensive experience in motorsport, has its headquarters in the commune.{{Cite web |title=Mecachrome France (31700) : siret, siren, TVA, bilan gratuit... |url=https://entreprises.lefigaro.fr/mecachrome-france-37/entreprise-429853351 |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=entreprises.lefigaro.fr}}
Education
Blagnac has a student capacity of 5,500 in seven nurseries (écoles maternelles), five primary schools, two high schools/junior high schools (collèges), one sixth form college/senior high school (lycée), and a private school.{{cite web |url=http://www.mairie-blagnac.fr/article/archive/25/ |title=Ville de Blagnac (31) . Vie quotidienne - Enseignement - |access-date=2009-10-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091025214217/http://www.mairie-blagnac.fr/article/archive/25/ |archive-date=2009-10-25 }}
Public secondary schools:"[http://www.mairie-blagnac.fr/enseignement-second-degre.html Enseignement du second degré]." Blagnac. Retrieved on September 4, 2016.
- Collège Mermoz
- Collège Henry-Guillaume
- Lycée Saint-Exupéry
The private school is Établissement Le Ferradou, serving primary through senior high.
The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has also one of its eight worldwide training centres : Airbus Training Centre Europe.
Transport
Local transport is operated by Tisséo. Buses 70 and 71 run to Jeanne d'Arc (connection with Line B of the Toulouse Metro) and bus 66 runs to St Cyprien République (connection with Line A), both in the city centre. Bus 25 circles the suburb and stops at the Airport, and bus 17 connects Blagnac to Mondonville, toward the northwest. A shuttlebus (navette) connects the Airport to the city centre.{{cite web |url=http://www.tisseo-urbain.fr/735094.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-09-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090710202424/http://www.tisseo-urbain.fr/735094.pdf |archive-date=2009-07-10 }} A new tramway now operates southwards to the Toulouse Arènes station where it connects with Line A of the Metro.
Car attack
On 10 November 2017 a man drove into three students, aged between 22 and 23, outside their college. One was in a serious condition. It was thought the driver was suffering from major psychological problems. A public prosecutor at the time said there was no evidence the attack was linked to terrorism.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41948298|title=Students hurt in French car 'attack'|date=2017-11-10|work=BBC News|access-date=2017-11-10|language=en-GB}}{{clear left}}
See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Blagnac}}
- [http://www.mairie-blagnac.fr/ Official site]
{{Haute-Garonne communes}}
{{Authority control}}